FOR SHOW RING AND MARKET. 19 



Usual Way of Feeding Lambs. 



As soon as the lambs are weaned, my methods of feeding 

 are as follows: 



At 6 A. M. a light grain ration, composed of bran, oats 

 and oil meal, with a little specially-prepared "lamb food" 

 added; after which follows a ration of rape, oats, peas, or a 

 combination of these valuable fodders, fed, of course, in a- 

 green state at noon; a mere taste of grain, clover cut early 

 in the morning, and having been allowed to become wilted* 

 thereby minimizing danger of bloat. At 6 P. M. moderate 

 grain ration, and about a two hours' run in the rape lot,, 

 in the cool of the evening, when weather permits. Good 

 bright clover hay must be fed after each meal, care being 

 observed to change it often. In fact, as soon as each animal 

 has got through eating the allowed ration, all troughs and 

 hay racks should be emptied of their contents. The appetite 

 must be cultivated very carefully; stale rations are detrimental 

 to the well being of our stock. 



Punctuality in Feeding. 



The feeding of stock intended for exhibition purposes must 

 be attended to with the utmost punctuality and regularity by 

 the watch, and "at the drop of the hat," as it were. Condi- 

 tion powders should be fed occasionally. Unnecessary to 

 mention, perhaps, salt must be always provided. 



Importance of Forcing. 



It may be superfluous to mention that all young animals 

 intended for show purposes should never have known what 

 real hunger is; but, on the contrary, have been pushed 



